50 U.S.C. § 4201
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The purposes of this chapter are to—
- (1)acknowledge the fundamental injustice of the evacuation, relocation, and internment of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during World War II;
- (2)apologize on behalf of the people of the United States for the evacuation, relocation, and internment of such citizens and permanent resident aliens;
- (3)provide for a public education fund to finance efforts to inform the public about the internment of such individuals so as to prevent the recurrence of any similar event;
- (4)make restitution to those individuals of Japanese ancestry who were interned;
- (5)make restitution to Aleut residents of the Pribilof Islands and the Aleutian Islands west of Unimak Island, in settlement of United States obligations in equity and at law, for—
- (A)injustices suffered and unreasonable hardships endured while those Aleut residents were under United States control during World War II;
- (B)personal property taken or destroyed by United States forces during World War II;
- (C)community property, including community church property, taken or destroyed by United States forces during World War II; and
- (D)traditional village lands on Attu Island not rehabilitated after World War II for Aleut occupation or other productive use;
- (6)discourage the occurrence of similar injustices and violations of civil liberties in the future; and
- (7)make more credible and sincere any declaration of concern by the United States over violations of human rights committed by other nations.